School Sport Victoria is hosting the 2019 School Sport Australia 18 Years and Under Baseball Championships at Geelong Baseball Centre from Sunday, 28th April – Saturday, 4th May.
This is an exciting opportunity for “Team Vic” to participate in a high level sporting competition against fellow students from other Australian states and territories.
Team VIC will be joined by teams from ACT, NSW, QLD, SA and WA in the thrilling tournament, with competitors arriving on Sunday, 28th April before games commence on Monday, 29th April. After a week of entertaining baseball games, finals will be played on Saturday, 4th May.
To showcase the amazing athleticism and talents of these student athletes, there will be a feature game with an opening ceremony at 4:30 pm and first pitch at 5:15pm on Monday evening under lights between VIC and QLD. Local schools and groups have been invited and we extend an invitation to the wider baseball community to come out and watch these teams as they compete for a National Championship! You’re Invited…come along and support Team Vic.
Please see the attached fixture of the 2019 School Sport Australia 18 Years and Under Baseball Championships: 2019 School Sport Australia 18U Baseball Championships.pdf
For a full list of the Victorian team members, please visit: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic/Documents/TeamVicBaseball18YrsTeamAnnouncemed2019.pdf
Good luck, Team Vic!
YOUTH: QLD 8-13 NSW | BOX SCORE
The traditional state rivals commenced Day 3 on Diamond 3, in what can only be described as an entertaining affair. New South Wales eventually ran out 13-8 winners, defeating a spirited Queensland side.
The QLD girls were the first to jump out of the blocks, registering a two-run lead after the first two innings, thanks to the efforts of Kya Foxwell and Mia Bender.
However, a monster six-run third inning saw NSW remove the deficit to take the lead 6-2.
A Breanna Green ground ball double saw Taylor Napier and Tallulah Lewis bring in the first runs for NSW.
Olivia Bonello’s fly ball double to centrefield proved fruitful for NSW, as Green, Millie Atkinson and Iris Ng all ran in to score.
It was New South Wales’ fourth innings that put the game to bed, amassing a stunning seven runs to lead 13-4.
Green finished with a game-high two runs, three hits and three RBI’s.
QLD looked to mount a late comeback scoring four runs in their final innings, although claiming victory proved a bridge too far.
YOUTH: IND 1-7 WA | BOX SCORE
Western Australia secured their first win of the AWC2019 Youth campaign, following a 7-1 win over Indonesia.
The victory was led by Makayla George who crossed home plate twice for WA, while also registering two hits and two RBI’s.
A fly ball single to centrefield by George allowed Western Australia’s first runners on base to open the scoring.
It was WA’s first inning that set them up for victory, scoring four runs through Angela Mourtzios, Georgia Butler, George and Jessica Knight.
Western Australia didn’t stop there, piling on another three runs in the third inning.
Indonesia managed to open their scoring account in the fourth inning through
Western Australia Youth plays Victoria and NSW tomorrow, while Indonesia will come up against Queensland and Victoria.
YOUTH: WA 0-14 QLD | BOX SCORE
Queensland was impressive in their 14-0 mercy-rule victory over Western Australia on Diamond 3.
The shutout win came thanks to the help of Queensland pitchers Soraya Hamson and Mia Bender, who recorded five and one strikeouts respectively.
Queensland was dominant from the get-go, scoring runs in all of their four innings.
The Queenslander’s registered three runs in the first innings through Mila Bender, Hannah Marshall and Hannah Graham.
Queensland added five runs in both the second and fourth innings, shutting the door on any possible Western Australian comeback.
Allie Van Peppen, Caydence Larmon, Marshall and Graham all finished as joint leading run scorers, proving to be the instrumental players during Queensland’s dominant patch.
YOUTH: NSW 16-2 VIC | BOX SCORE
New South Wales closed out Day 3 action with an emphatic 16-2 win over Victoria after just three innings.
In a scoring galore, Lucy Wallace finished as the highest run-getter with three, all followed by Taylor Toni, Tallulah Lewis, Olivia Bonello and Emma Hooper with two apiece.
New South Wales played clever baseball, continually piercing the infield by hitting safe ground balls and deep line drives.
This tactically sound baseball meant New South Wales registered four runs on the board even before the first out.
Victoria’s only runs of the game came in the third inning. A bomb hit to the outfield by Kira Jansen allowed Macy Priamo and Keeley Harrison to score.
New South Wales continues their Youth campaign against Western Australia when Day 4 commences, whereas Victoria will hope to get back on the winner’s list when they come up against Indonesia.
OPEN: SA 7-4 VICW | BOX SCORE
South Australia recorded their first win of the AWC2019 Open tournament when they beat Victoria White 7-4 on Diamond 1.
After mounting pressure following two days of slender losses earlier in the tournament, South Australia showed poise in what was a come from behind win.
Victoria White jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Jasmine Bentley and Kayla Adams put the team in a promising position by scoring.
However, it was South Australia’s resurgent fourth innings that propelled them to a 5-1 lead – and they never looked back.
SA scored four runs in the pivotal fourth innings, highlighted by Ashleigh George’s bunt off pitcher Amanda Torrington, which allowed Carly Moore to make it home.
With South Australia and Victoria now both holding
OPEN: QLD 4-15 NSW | BOX SCORE
In what was the only game on Diamond 2 during Day 3 action, New South Wales convincingly beat their Queensland counterparts.
After earlier trailing, NSW scored a whopping 11 runs in the sixth innings, overturning the deficit and stealing Victory from the jaws of defeat.
Ticara Geldenhuis proved to be an essential part of the win, registering three runs and three hits, while Jordan Richardson, Elise Izzard, Pheebe Watson and Emma Cummings all contributed with two runs.
Following the completion of two innings, Queensland
Shiori Hoshino, Madison Tough, Luisa Gauci opened the scoring for Queensland in the first inning.
At three wins and one loss, NSW is poised to play in the gold medal match, while Queensland
OPEN: VICB 16-6 WA | BOX SCORE
Closing out Day 3 on Diamond 1, Victoria Blue continued their dominance over the rest of the competition, recording their fourth win from four starts.
Victoria Blue won 16-6, forcing the mercy rule onto Western Australia.
However, it didn’t look like it would be smooth sailing early on when WA launched four first-inning runs. These runs came from the likes of Narumi Kametani, Kaila Borgomastro, Yuuki Ishikawa and Megan Everitt.
Although, WA’s early blitz sparked Victoria Blue into action, amassing a staggering nine runs in the first innings.
When Vic Blue added another five runs in the second innings the result looked beyond
Leslie Anglin and Jamie Bastian were both the leading run scorers for Victoria Blue, while Emily Devine, Courtney Foura and Abbey Kelly all ran in two each.
The undefeated Victoria Blue side look a hard team to top – and at this stage look to be tournament favourites. This theory is backed up by Vic Blue’s undeniable roster depth, filled with talented players.
YOUTH:
Victoria slumped to a third loss to trail behind the rest of the competition, losing to New South Wales 16-2.
Victoria play Queensland and Indonesia tomorrow in more tough assignments for the team.
YOUTH: NSW v VIC ׀ BOX SCORE
New South Wales closed out Day 3 action with an emphatic 16-2 win over Victoria after just three innings.
In a scoring galore, Lucy Wallace finished as the highest run-getter with three, all followed by Taylor Toni, Tallulah Lewis, Olivia Bonello and Emma Hooper with two apiece.
New South Wales played clever baseball, continuously piercing the infield by hitting safe ground balls and deep line drives.
This tactically sound baseball meant New South Wales registered four runs on the board even before the first out.
Victoria’s only two runs of the game came in the third inning. A bomb hit to the outfield by Kira Jensen allowed Macy Priamo and Keeley Harrison to score.
Jensen was the pick of the batters, getting to second for only four hits for the game for Victoria.
Victoria used four pitchers over three innings with starter Georgia Davis the only one to record a strikeout, although this was a solitary one for Victoria.
New South Wales continues their Youth campaign against Western Australia when Day 4 commences whereas Victoria will hope to get back on the winner’s list when they come up against Queensland.
OPEN:
Victoria White endured a close 7-4 loss from South Australia, while Victoria Blue remained undefeated thus far with a resounding 16-6 win over Western Australia.
Tomorrow, Victoria White are against New South Wales in the first match of the day and straight after Victoria Blue take on South Australia to continue their dominance.
OPEN: SA v VIC ׀ BOX SCORE
South Australia recorded their first win of the AWC2019 Open tournament when they beat Victoria White 7-4 on Diamond 1.
After mounting pressure following two days of slender losses earlier in the tournament, South Australia showed poise in what was a come from behind win.
Victoria White jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Jasmine Bentley and Kayla Adams put the team in a promising position by scoring.
However, it was South Australia’s resurgent fourth inning that propelled them to a 5-1 lead – and they never looked back.
SA scored four runs in the pivotal fourth innings, highlighted by Ashleigh George’s bunt off pitcher Amanda Torrington, which allowed Carly Moore to make it home.
Torrington was the pick of the batters for White, collecting two hits from three at bats while Bentley crossed for two runs as she was walked three times.
Torrington did her work on the mound too, pitching all six innings Victoria were faced with defending and there she sat down five batters via a strikeout (one looking), a game-high.
With South Australia and Victoria now both holding a one win and three loss record, both teams must find a way to consistently win games over days four and five if they want to make it to the gold medal game on Sunday.
OPEN: VICB v WA ׀ BOX SCORE
Closing out Day 3 on Diamond 1, Victoria Blue continued their dominance over the rest of the competition, recording their fourth win in four starts.
Victoria Blue won 16-6, forcing the mercy rule onto Western Australia.
However, it didn’t look like it would be smooth sailing early on when WA launched four first-inning runs. These runs came from the likes of Narumi Kametani, Kaila Borgomastro, Yuuki Ishikawa and Megan Everitt.
Although, WA’s early blitz sparked Victoria Blue into action, amassing a staggering nine runs in the first innings.
When Vic Blue added another five runs in the second innings the result looked beyond reasonable doubt.
Leslie Anglin and Jamie Bastian were both the leading run scorers for Victoria Blue, while Emily Devine, Courtney Foura and Abbey Kelly all ran in two each.
The majority of the Blue team were able to make the bases from their at bats which went a long way to seeing their 12 hits and therefore 16 runs.
Brittany Cedelland started on the mound for Blue but when changes were made, the runs stopped. Allisson Bebbere and Gabby Bevan tallied no runs and three hits between them, with neither allowing WA to reach first via four balls.
The fielding was on point too, Blue managing two double plays in the fourth and fifth innings, both being handled by Kelly and Belinda Cannington.
The undefeated Victoria Blue side look a hard team to top – and at this stage of the tournament favourites. This theory is backed up by Vic Blue’s undeniable roster depth, filled with talented players.
The 2019 Little League State Championships saw approximately 150 players turn out for the tournament, with big smiles and lots of laughter and excitement. Seven girls took the field over the weekend, representing four of the five charters, and highlighting the opportunities for girls to grow and thrive in junior baseball.
Well done to all the female participants from the 2019 Little League State Championships, including:
Stella Mobbs (Sunraysia – LL Development),
Ruby Benne (Geelong Baycats – LL Development)
Saya Turnley (Geelong Baycats – LL Development)
Madison Knox (Southern Mariners – LL Minor White)
Kendra Rutgers (Southern Mariners - LL Minor White)
Erin Kent (Southern Mariners – LL All-Stars)
Tammin Stilianos (Eastern Athletics – LL Minor Green)
Misha Du Toit (Eastern Athletics – LL Minor Green)
Victoria is the first state in Australia to provide high-level baseball for women. As such, Victorians have always had a strong presence in the national ranks of women’s baseball, with seven current Emeralds players hailing from Victoria, and the Victorian state teams dominating the women’s national championships year-in-year-out.
Many of these players rise through the ranks of the junior development pathway, starting with Little League baseball available at many local clubs. The program preaches ‘character, courage and loyalty’ with the aim of shaping the next generation of leaders, and it’s a great way for boys and girls to develop self-confidence and athletic ability while having fun in a safe team environment.
One of the stars of the 2019 Little League State Champions was undoubtedly 12-year-old Erin Kent of the Southern Mariners All-Stars. Kent was practically unstoppable for her team, hitting a Grand Slam in a massive 25-0 win over Geelong Baycats on Saturday and guiding the Mariners to a second-place finish and a ticket to Lismore for the National Championships in June.
“I had heaps of fun batting and fielding and hanging out with the team,” Erin said after her squad’s big win.
Erin is the only girl on her team, but that doesn’t stop her from having a great time.
“I’ve only been playing with one other girl [locally] but she is in the intermediate team… I’m used to being the only girl.”
While she might have been the only girl on her team, her presence was definitely felt across the weekend, often being one of the most vocal, encouraging and enthusiastic on the diamond. “I love this team very much.”
Erin’s love for the sport she plays, and plays very well, is the perfect example that baseball is a game for everyone.
View Erin's full interview here: https://www.facebook.com/BaseballVictoria/videos/2198978480196989/
YOUTH: IND v VIC | BOX SCORE
Indonesia recorded their first ever victory at the Australian Women’s Youth Championships after a 13-6 win over Victoria.
They plated a massive 13 runs in the first innings of the game and survived a third innings fightback by Victoria to claim victory.
Five Indonesia players scored twice as Siti Aisyah Nadia Putri kicked things off with an RBI single.
Three pitching errors and three walks gifted the Indonesian team six more runs.
Indonesian starting pitcher Nawra Salma Fatima was solid on the mound, going for zero runs off two hits and striking out five in two innings.
The Victorians staged a mini-comeback at the top of the third, with a pitching error from Fatima letting in one run.
Victoria’s Madeleine Thiel then doubled off a flyball, scoring three and bringing the score to 13-4.
Two more runs came in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough for the Victorians.
YOUTH: WA v NSW | BOX SCORE
A strong pitching performance by New South Wales pitcher Lucy Wallace helped her team to a 10-5 win over Western Australia.
Wallace struck out four and went for one earned run off two hits from her one innings pitched.
NSW started off well, with Emma Wallace doubling off a fly ball to allow Taylor Toni and Taylor Napier to score. Their score doubled courtesy of a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly to score Wallace at the top of the first.
They skipped further ahead to 9-0 at the top of the second, with Napier leading the charge. She finished the game with two runs including two RBIs.
Western Australia made a slight comeback at the bottom of the second, as Angela Mourtzios and Cassidy Hayes both singled to score two runs and a couple of pitching errors bought the score to 9-4.
Play finished after the third innings as the hour and a half time limit was reached.
YOUTH: NSW v IND | BOX SCORE
A big first innings was enough for New South Wales as they recorded their second win of the day against Indonesia.
Indonesia started off well, with Felicia Ayu Kirana hitting a single off a hard ground ball to score both Qanita Alifa Firly and Raffanisa Kamila Zikri, giving the team a 2-0 lead.
But from there it was all New South Wales, crossing home plate seven times during their first innings.
Taylor Napier continued her strong form, hitting a game-high three RBIs off her three at-bats.
The Indonesian team got one back in the top of the second, but NSW replied instantly with five more quick runs. Singles by Michaela Bonser and Napier, and a wild pitch and walk from Siti Aisyah Nadia Putri allowed NSW to lead 12-3.
The game was called off at the bottom of the fourth.
YOUTH: VIC v QLD | BOX SCORE
A stellar third inning from Queensland ensured their victory over Victoria in the last game of Day 2.
Queensland plated an astonishing 12 runs at the top of the third to go ahead 16-0, racking up 15 hits.
Their offence was its peak, with Brianna Ragau and Isabella Ramirez each hitting three runs.
Hannah Marshall also finished the game with four RBIs.
A single from Marshall at the top of the first opened the scoring for QLD, giving them an early 2-0 lead.
They scored two more at the top of the second before the monster 12 runs in the third.
Mila Bender started on the mound for Queensland, laying a solid platform and finishing up with one run off five hits and two strikeouts from her two innings.
Victorian starter Chelsea Stewart finished her two innings with four runs off five hits, with three strikeouts and two walks.
OPEN: VICB v QLD | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue continued their dominant ways on day two, defeating Queensland 10-0 on the opening game of Diamond one.
The Vic side slugged four runs in the third inning, leaping to a commanding lead.
Abbey Kelly opened the scoring for Victoria Blue following a fly ball double from Leslie Anglin to centerfield.
An Abbey McLellan double allowed Anglin and Shae Lillywhite to score.
Lillywhite was instrumental for her side during the match, recording three hits, two runs and stealing three bases for the Victorians.
Victoria Blue put the result beyond doubt in the fifth inning, piling on four runs to lead 10-0.
Morgan Dotty, Maddy Patrick, Jamie Bastian and Emily Devine all crossed home plate for Vic Blue in the fifth, as they cruised to their third win of the tournament from three starts.
Victoria Blue continue their AWC2019 campaign on Tuesday as they come up against Western Australia at 1pm on Diamond 1, while Queensland will look to get back on the winner’s list when they play New South Wales on Diamond 2 at 10:30am.
OPEN: WA v VICW | BOX SCORE
An enormous 19-run first innings effort from Western Australia saw them cruise to a convincing 23-3 win over Victoria White.
Kaila Borgomastro and Rebecca Torpy were the pick of the bunch from the Western Australian players, registering five and three runs respectively.
Megan Everitt was fantastic in WA’s early batting frenzy, producing four hits and four RBI’s.
Hanami Campitelli, Jasmine Bentley and Annette Curnow added some consolation for the Victoria White side scoring at the top of the third, however it wasn’t enough to close the gap, meaning the game finished early due to the mercy rule.
Western Australia face a huge challenge tomorrow as they look to beat the table-topping Victoria Blue side at 1pm. While Victoria White and South Australia look to charge back up the Women’s Championship rankings in their matchup.
OPEN: NSW v SA | BOX SCORE
New South Wales bounced back from a disappointing loss against Victoria Blue on Sunday afternoon, to defeat South Australia 17-7 after five innings due to the mercy rule.
An outstanding performance from Maddison Tabrett led the New South Wales team to victory. Off her five at-bats, Tabrett registered four hits, four runs and four RBI’s.
South Australia looked promising early when they recorded two runs in the first inning. A George opened the scoring for SA following a Nicky Bacon line drive, while Jessica Maslin registered her first run of the day thanks to a Julie Wadham sacrifice fly.
However, a collective 15 runs coming for NSW’s second and third innings proved to be the difference in the match.
Jordan Richardson proved to be pivotal for New South Wales in the middle innings, scoring three runs for her side as well as having three hits.
New South Wales continue their Championship title defence tomorrow as they take on Queensland. South Australia, on the other hand, look to notch up their first win of the tournament against Victoria White, following narrow defeats on the opening two days of the tournament.
Team Australia will face defending champions - and Group C hosts - Korea in their Premier12 debut at Gocheok Sky Dome on November 6.
The full Group C schedule, including world No. 7 Australia's tournament opener against Korea, was revealed at a press conference in Seoul on Monday afternoon.
Canada and Cuba will clash in the Group C opener on November 6 ahead of Team Australia facing Korea at 7pm (local time).
Australia will square off with Cuba at 12pm on November 7 before wrapping up the group stage against Canada at midday on November 8.
Group A features USA, Mexico, Netherlands and Dominican Republic.
Group B features world No. 1 Japan, Chinese Taipei, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
Group A will open the tournament on November 2 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The top two teams from each group will advance to Japan to compete in the Super Round from November 11-16.
The Premier12 final and bronze medal game will be played at the Tokyo Dome on November 17.
The top ranked team from Asia or Oceania (excluding host Japan) will qualify for Tokyo 2020.
Held every four years, the Premier12 features baseball's 12 best nations from the WBSC World Rankings.
YOUTH
The 2019 Australian Youth Women’s Championship got underway this morning with Victoria and Indonesia opening tournament proceedings.
The campaign didn't start well for Victoria who saw games defined by one high-scoring dig. Victoria let Indonesia claim their first win at the AWYC event, going down 13-6. Later in the day, Victoria slumped to a 0-2 record with a 16-1 loss.
Victoria play once tomorrow against New South Wales.
YOUTH
The 2019 Australian Youth Women’s Championship got underway this morning with Victoria and Indonesia opening tournament proceedings.
The campaign didn't start well for Victoria who saw games defined by one high-scoring dig. Victoria let Indonesia claim their first win at the AWYC event, going down 13-6. Later in the day, Victoria slumped to a 0-2 record with a 16-1 loss.
Victoria play once tomorrow against New South Wales.
YOUTH: IND v VIC ǀ BOX SCORE
Indonesia recorded their first ever victory at the Australian Women’s Youth Championships after a 13-6 win over Victoria.
They plated a massive 13 runs in the first innings of the game and survived a third innings fightback by Victoria to claim victory.
Five walks between Cassie Jurkic and Lauren Romanin in the first inning, and some costly errors in the field made life difficult for Victoria who did well to come back from that margin and bat in some runs of their own in the proceeding innings.
Five Indonesia players scored twice as Siti Aisyah Nadia Putri kicked things off with an RBI single.
Three pitching errors and three walks gifted the Indonesian team six more runs.
Indonesian starting pitcher Nawra Salma Fatima was solid on the mound, going for zero runs off two hits and striking out five in two innings.
The Victorians staged a mini-comeback at the top of the third, with a pitching error from Fatima letting in one run.
Victoria’s Madeleine Thiel then doubled off a flyball, scoring three and bringing the score to 13-4.
Catcher Maddi Weller was excellent in the field with three putouts from three chances as was first base Aspen McGovern with three from three. Weller also had three at-bats for two hits, driving in two runs herself overall.
Two more runs came in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough for Victoria.
YOUTH: VIC v QLD ǀ BOX SCORE
A stellar third inning from Queensland ensured their victory over Victoria in the last game of Day 2.
Queensland plated an astonishing 12 runs at the top of the third to go ahead 16-1, racking up 15 hits.
Their offense was its peak, with Brianna Ragua and Isabella Ramirez each hitting three runs.
Hannah Marshall also finished the game with four RBIs.
A single from Marshall at the top of the first opened the scoring for Queensland, giving them an early 2-0 lead.
They scored two more at the top of the second before the monster 12 runs in the third.
Felicity Clissold was the only scorer for Victoria from a Lilian Bell-Tanner single to left field having a two for one day while Weller continued her excellent form with two hits from her two at-bats.
Weller had another four putouts from four attempts and Ruby Dale had three from three too with just one error in the match, coming from Clissold.
Mila Bender started on the mound for Queensland, laying a solid platform and finishing up with one run off five hits and two strikeouts from her two innings.
Victorian starter Chelsea Stewart finished her two innings with four runs off five hits, with three strikeouts and two walks.
OPEN
Victoria Blue have started the 2019 Australian Women’s Championship strongly, winning three games to be unbeaten throughout the first two days of the tournament while Victoria White are sitting with a 1-2 record to end Day 2.
Blue won their matchup on Day 2 against Queensland by 10 runs, while White endured a high-scoring innings at the hands of Western Australia, going down 23-3.
Blue come up against a strong team in Western Australia tomorrow and White will look to not concede too much and ultimately win against South Australia in the first game of the morning.
OPEN
Victoria Blue have started the 2019 Australian Women’s Championship strongly, winning three games to be unbeaten throughout the first two days of the tournament while Victoria White are sitting with a 1-2 record to end Day 2.
Blue won their matchup on Day 2 against Queensland by 10 runs, while White endured a high-scoring innings at the hands of Western Australia, going down 23-3.
Blue come up against a strong team in Western Australia tomorrow and White will look to not concede too much and ultimately win against South Australia in the first game of the morning.
OPEN: VICB v QLD ǀ BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue continued their dominant ways on day two, defeating Queensland 10-0 on the opening game on diamond one.
The Vic side slugged four runs in the third inning, leaping to a commanding lead.
Abbey Kelly opened the scoring for Victoria Blue following a fly ball double from Leslie Anglin to centrefield.
An Abbey McLellan doubled allowed Anglin and Shae Lillywhite to score. McLellan also tallied four RBIs in her three of four batting.
Lillywhite was instrumental for her side during the match, recording three hits, two runs and stealing three bases for the Victorians. Anglin also found her way around twice.
Victoria Blue put the result beyond doubt in the fifth inning, piling on four runs to lead 10-0.
Morgan Doty, Maddy Patrick, Jamie Bastian and Emily Devine all crossed home plate for Vic Blue in the fifth, as they cruised to their third win of the tournament from three starts.
Doty and Gabby Bevan were excellent on the mound, pitching five innings between them for three hits, three strikeouts and zero base on balls.
Belinda Cannington and Kelly were very useful in the field, Cannington having nine putouts from nine chances, while Kelly also went at 1.000 from her seven fielding attempts.
Victoria Blue continue their AWC2019 campaign on Tuesday as they come up against Western Australia at 1pm on Diamond 1, while Queensland will look to get back on the winner’s list when they play New South Wales on Diamond 2 at 10:30am.
OPEN: WA v VICW ǀ BOX SCORE
An enormous 19-run first innings effort from Western Australia saw them cruise to a convincing 23-3 win over Victoria White.
Giving up 19 hits didn’t end well for White who used three pitchers within the first innings alone before settling on Kayla Adams. While Adams did give up 10 runs, she gave up less walks than Becky Petty and Rebecca Wright and the only strikeout for her side.
Kaila Borgomastro and Rebecca Torpy were the pick of the bunch from the Western Australian players, registering five and three runs respectively.
Megan Everitt was fantastic in WA’s early batting frenzy, producing four hits and four RBIs.
Hanami Campbell, Jasmine Bentley and Annette Curnow added some consolation for the Victoria White side scoring at the top of the third, however it wasn’t enough to close the gap, meaning the game finished early due to the mercy rule.
Campbell and Curnow recorded the only two hits of the game for White, two singles, whereas it was Bronwyn James and Adams who brought the runs in.
Western Australia face a huge challenge tomorrow as they look to beat the table-topping Victoria Blue side at 1pm. While Victoria White and South Australia look to charge back up the Women’s Championship rankings in their matchup.
The first day at the 2019 Australian Women’s Championships was a thriller, with many exciting matches. With six ball games played today, you can check them all out here!
Game 1: WA v NSW | BOX SCORE
New South Wales recorded their first victory of the day in a thrilling extra innings win over Western Australia.
In a see-sawing affair, the scores were locked at 5-5 at the top of the eighth innings before NSW’s Maddison Tabrett hit an RBI single to score Pheebe Watson.
An error by WA centrefielder Kelsey Brennan let Ticara Geldenhuis score, sealing a 7-5 win for NSW.
Tabrett also provided superb relief on the mound, finishing the game with three hits for no runs and six strikeouts from her four innings.
New South Wales flew out of the blocks early, with Maddison Heath driving in an RBI double for the team to go ahead 2-0. Heath finished with a game high two RBI’s.
Belinda Hay singled at the top of the first allowing Heath to cross the home plate, bringing the score to 3-0. Western Australia were quick to hit back at the bottom of the first to even up the game.
NSW scored two more to go ahead 5-3 at the top of the second, but Western Australia instantly replied to bring the score to 5-5, courtesy of a wild pitch and walk by NSW starting pitcher Brittney Langlais.
Game 2: VICW v VICB | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue kicked off their championship campaign with a shutout win over their counterparts Victoria White on Diamond 2.
Victoria Blue flew out of the blocks, plating seven runs in their first innings of the tournament.
Morgan Doty got the scoring started for the Victoria Blue team, doubling in the first innings to score Abbey Kelly.
Courtney Foura top scored with four hits for three runs, including two RBI’s.
Victoria Blue starter Allison Bebbere stuck out seven, only allowing two hits for zero runs during her four innings.
With the Victoria Blue team ahead 12-0 at the top of the fourth, they piled on six more runs in the fifth, where the mercy rule finished play.
Famke Gildemacher and Vanessa Clifford each hit three RBI’s, making Vic Blue’s offence one to watch.
Game 3: SA vs QLD | BOX SCORE
A Queensland comeback in the sixth innings saw them do enough to beat South Australia and secure their first win of the AWC tournament on Sunday.
In a game where the lead changed four times, Queensland made a comeback in the bottom of the sixth, plating three to tie the scores at 10-10.
With scores all tied up at the bottom of the seventh, a wild pitch by Bianca Smith saw QLD’s Luisa Gauci slide in for the winning run, 11-10.
SA plated two in the first innings, courtesy of a wild pitch by Olivia Stevens and Jessica Maslin hitting a sacrifice fly to score Belinda Stansfield.
They piled on three more runs in the second to go ahead 5-0.
But Queensland weren’t going down without a fight, plating six runs in the bottom of the second to hit the lead 6-5.
Deadlocked at 6-6 heading into the fifth innings, SA’s Ashleigh George stepped up, driving a double and crossing the plate to put the team ahead 9-6.
The game was on the line at the sixth with SA ahead 10-7, but Queensland staged another comeback as Courtney Humphreys hit an RBI double and then scored off a wild pitch to tie the scores.
Game 4: NSW vs VIC BLUE | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue recorded their second win of the day with another strong display against defending champions New South Wales on Diamond 2.
Victoria Blue starting pitcher Abbey Kelly had a solid performance on the mound, finishing with six hits for two runs and three strikeouts over the five innings.
NSW started off well, with Maddison Heath opening the scoring with a single to score Jordan Richardson.
But from there it was all Victoria Blue, crossing the plate three times at the end of the second.
They piled on seven more runs at the end of the fourth, with Shae Lillywhite finishing with a game high four RBIs off three at bats.
Another two singles by Courtney Foura and Leslie Anglin put Victoria Blue ahead 12-2 and ended the game early with the mercy rule taking hold.
Victoria Blue will face off against Queensland tomorrow on Diamond One.
Game 5: QLD vs VICW | BOX SCORE
Queensland scored early but it was a fast finishing Victoria White that claimed a three run win on Diamond 2.
Despite being down 3-0 after five innings, Victoria White managed to plate six runs at the bottom of the fifth to seal victory.
Victoria White pitcher Amanda Torrington was solid on the mound, finishing her seven innings with 11 strikeouts, allowing four earned runs off eight hits.
Riordan Bradley started things off for QLD as he singled early to score Kira Kamada (walk). Gauci singled to score two and put QLD 3-0.
But it was a massive fifth innings that won the game for Victoria White. Things were tied up at 3-3 before a vital error by QLD left fielder Courtney Murphy allowed Wright and Kayla Adams to score and go two ahead 5-3. They solidified their lead to 6-3 due to a RBI single to Ally Peake.
Queensland got one run back at the top of the sixth but it wasn’t enough.
Victoria White will take on Western Australia on Diamond Two tomorrow.
Game 6: SA vs WA | BOX SCORE
Western Australia have produced a mighty comeback to defeat South Australia 21-16 on Diamond One.
In what was the game of the day, WA came back from 10-1 down at the bottom of the third to clinch their first win of the championships.
Scores were locked at 12-12 at the bottom of the sixth before WA ran riot, scoring ten runs in the same innings.
Kaila Borgomastro lead the charge with a triple while SA pitcher Jessica Maslin walked three and threw a wild pitch to give WA a 21-12 lead.
WA scored four late runs at the top of the seventh but couldn’t do enough to steal victory.
Earlier, South Australia’s opening four runs were all scored off walks and wild pitches.
SA managed to pile on six more runs at top of the second and third to shoot to a 10-1 lead.
But WA were not going down without a fight, with Meaghan Haggart leading the charge at the bottom of the third to post five runs and cut the lead to 10-6.
South Australia will match up with NSW in the afternoon game on Diamond One tomorrow.
New South Wales will start its Australian Women's Baseball Championships defence with a doubleheader on day one of the 2019 event in Canberra.
NSW will open the event against Western Australia from 9am (local time) on Diamond 1 ahead of a rematch of last year's gold medal game against Victoria Blue on Diamond 2 from noon.
New South Wales secured its fourth Women's crown in five years with a 7-6 victory over Victoria Blue at Geelong Baseball Centre last April.
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The champions' roster includes 11 different players to 12 months ago but Emma Cummings, Tiana Lascala and Ellesha Stephenson did feature for New South Wales Country at AWC2018.
Jorja Lyberopoulos, Shai-Lee Reeves and Ebony Van Eynde step up onto the roster after competing at last year's Youth tournament in Geelong.
Victoria Blue has several new faces also but retains Emeralds Shae Lillywhite, Leslie Anglin and Abbey Kelly, while Morgan Doty joins after playing for Western Australia at AWC2018.
Blue will clash with Victoria White in today's other 9am start on Diamond 2.
Queensland and South Australia get their campaign underway on Diamond 1 at midday.
Youth Women's action gets underway on Monday.
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Youth Women's action gets underway on Monday.
Follow all the #AWC2019 action live and free on Gamechanger. Click here for live scoring links!
Youth Women's action gets underway on Monday.
Follow all the #AWC2019 action live and free on Gamechanger. Click here for live scoring links!